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mitt romney's strong debate performance and yesterday's timely drop in the nation's unemployment rate. these are critical days on every level from fund-raising to how the candidates define themselves and each other to an electorate that is now fully engaged and focused. our andrea mitchell is standing by with analysis, but first nbc's peter alexander on the campaign trail in florida tonight. good evening. >> reporter: with one month to go, mitt romney is trying to capture the energy, with more enthusiastic crowds and a simpler message. >> thank you. >> reporter: after weeks that reenergized republicans and reinvigorated the race, president obama is trying to blunt mitt romney's momentum embracing friday's encouraging economic news. >> we learned that the unemployment rate is now at its lowest level since i took office. more americans are entering the workforce. more americans are getting jobs. >> but romney hasn't ceded any ground, attacking failed policies that have stifled growth. >> the participation of our adults in the workforce were the same as at the time he got elected our une
mitt romney's strong debate performance and yesterday's timely drop in the nation's unemployment rate. these are critical days on every level from fund-raising to how the candidates define themselves and each other to an electorate that is now fully engaged and focused. our andrea mitchell is standing by with analysis, but first nbc's peter alexander on the campaign trail in florida tonight. good evening. >> reporter: with one month to go, mitt romney is trying to capture the energy, with...
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>>> on the broadcast tonight, the debate here in florida after a big loss in south carolina, mitt romney goes on the attack against newt gingrich. tonight our nbc news debate coming at another critical moment in the gop race. >>> sudden impact. entire neighborhoods destroyed in an instant as deadly and dangerous storms rip through the south in the month of january. >>> her mission, following the surise announcement she'll resign from congress, gabby giffords finishes the event she had started on that awful day in tucson. >>> the amazing rescue captured on camera. a family, a plane crash at sea and the good samaritans that risked their own lives to save them. "nightly news" begins now. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening from tampa. we are down here on stage now at the university of south florida. tonight's debate, as we said, comes at another crucial time in this ongoing gop primary fight. the florida primary now eight days away, and newt gingrich comes in here tonight with momentum coming off his win in south carolina. mitt romney is now on the defensive comin
>>> on the broadcast tonight, the debate here in florida after a big loss in south carolina, mitt romney goes on the attack against newt gingrich. tonight our nbc news debate coming at another critical moment in the gop race. >>> sudden impact. entire neighborhoods destroyed in an instant as deadly and dangerous storms rip through the south in the month of january. >>> her mission, following the surise announcement she'll resign from congress, gabby giffords finishes...
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ann romney says during past debates in the primaries, her husband routinely looked over at her for reassurance. meanwhile, tomorrow is the obama's 20th wedding anniversary. mrs. obama recently joked she would like her husband to write love you, honey on his hand so she and 50 million or so others can see it when he waives. >> as we said, all begins just over 24 hours from now. peter aim ex-an der already in the venue in denver and set tonight. thanks. >>> our political director chuck todd is also part of our team in denver, tonight debuting our pre-debate polling numbers. chuck, how interesting that 34 states are voting, but this race is still on the move, and either a gaffe or a big moment at one of these debates could change the numbers further. >> reporter: look, it's absolutely true. and let's look at our new nbc/wall street journal poll. there are two numbers that matter more when judging whether a president wins re-election or not. it's his job approval rating and where people see the direction of the country. for the president right now, his job approval rating is at 49%. disapproval at
ann romney says during past debates in the primaries, her husband routinely looked over at her for reassurance. meanwhile, tomorrow is the obama's 20th wedding anniversary. mrs. obama recently joked she would like her husband to write love you, honey on his hand so she and 50 million or so others can see it when he waives. >> as we said, all begins just over 24 hours from now. peter aim ex-an der already in the venue in denver and set tonight. thanks. >>> our political director...
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by romney's strong performance in recent debates. ever the showman, donald trump stepped into the spotlight today alongside mitt romney. >> it's my honor, real honor and privilege to endorse mitt romney. >> reporter: in an event that lasted barely five minutes, romney himself seemed to acknowledge the sheer spectacle of it all. >> there are some things you can't imagine happening in your life. this is one of them. >> reporter: the hype vintage vegas came with plenty of confusion. several media outlets initially reported trump would back newt gingrich who later was dismissive. >> the donald is a force of his own. >> reporter: for romney, the endorsement of a billionaire businessman with this as his signature line -- >> you're fired -- >> reporter: gave democrats new fodder for attacks on cable. >> they both like firing people and made millions doing it. >> reporter: in this new web ad -- >> you're fired. >> i like being able to fire people who provide services to me. >> reporter: romney campaign officials insist the support of trump,
by romney's strong performance in recent debates. ever the showman, donald trump stepped into the spotlight today alongside mitt romney. >> it's my honor, real honor and privilege to endorse mitt romney. >> reporter: in an event that lasted barely five minutes, romney himself seemed to acknowledge the sheer spectacle of it all. >> there are some things you can't imagine happening in your life. this is one of them. >> reporter: the hype vintage vegas came with plenty of...
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debate. there is no question that even republicans are worried about this pick. while they think it was a bold stroke by governor romney, they still see all the down sides to this medicare debate. frankly, a shift away from jobs and the economy to talking about the debt and entitlement programs which are difficult debates to have in the middle of a presidential race. >> all right. david gregory, thanks. much more on the campaign tomorrow on "meet the press." david's guests will be maryland governor martin o'malley and virginia governor bob mcdonnell. >>> want to turn now to the latest on the wildfires in the west where firefighters continue to battle dozens of blazes tonight. while the threat has receded in parts of washington state, today a huge wildfire is bearing down on two towns in idaho. one of them is featherville. that's where nbc's mike taibbi is following the story for us tonight. mike, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, lester. that's not fog around me. that is smoke. this is
debate. there is no question that even republicans are worried about this pick. while they think it was a bold stroke by governor romney, they still see all the down sides to this medicare debate. frankly, a shift away from jobs and the economy to talking about the debt and entitlement programs which are difficult debates to have in the middle of a presidential race. >> all right. david gregory, thanks. much more on the campaign tomorrow on "meet the press." david's guests will...
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she said among other things, ann romney hasn't worked a day in her life. right there, it rekindled a debate about american women working at home and outside the home. by the end of the day, the president, vice president, and first lady had weighed in. rosen apologized, and an issue that wasn't an issue yesterday is a big one today. we begin our coverage tonight with nbc's andrea mitchell in washington. >> only 24 hours ago, mitt romney was surrounding himself by women and has always leaned heavily on his wife, ann. trying to narrow a gender gap that has become a virtual canyon during the contentious primaries. then romney was handed a political gift wrapped up in a bright pink bow when a prominent democratic strategist and cnn commentator not working for the white house argued that ann romney cannot relate to actual women. >> his wife has never worked a day in her life. she's never dealt with the kinds of economic issues that a majority of the women in this country are facing in terms of how do we feed our kids, how do we send them to school, and why do we
she said among other things, ann romney hasn't worked a day in her life. right there, it rekindled a debate about american women working at home and outside the home. by the end of the day, the president, vice president, and first lady had weighed in. rosen apologized, and an issue that wasn't an issue yesterday is a big one today. we begin our coverage tonight with nbc's andrea mitchell in washington. >> only 24 hours ago, mitt romney was surrounding himself by women and has always...
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will governor romney go back to medicare tonight? because that, clearly, is going to be a very important point in this debate. so we've got a lot to look forward to tonight. clint eastwood will set him up. >> see you later tonight as well. >> okay. >> tom brokaw here with us. >>> there was a huge political development today that did not happen here. this involves one of the increasing number of voter i.d. laws. this was one round but a big one in a fight that's going to continue across the country. our justice correspondent pete williams is in charlottesville, virginia tonight with more on this. pete, good evening. >> reporter: brian, the justice department blocked this new i.d. law from texas in march and now a federal court has done the same, saying it would hit minority voters especially hard. the republican dominated texas legislature passed the law last year greatly reducing the forms of identification that would be honored at the polls. no more utility bills or company i.d.s. instead, only five kinds of government photo i.d.s m
will governor romney go back to medicare tonight? because that, clearly, is going to be a very important point in this debate. so we've got a lot to look forward to tonight. clint eastwood will set him up. >> see you later tonight as well. >> okay. >> tom brokaw here with us. >>> there was a huge political development today that did not happen here. this involves one of the increasing number of voter i.d. laws. this was one round but a big one in a fight that's going...
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. >> reporter: mitt romney in iowa, paul ryan in north carolina. today both zeroing in on the economy. but because of todd akin only days before their convention, republicans remain trapped in a national debate about abortion and rape. >> it's been an exciting day. >> we're doing the best we can. >> reporter: on "today," akin told matt lauer he misspoke, does not believe in so-called legitimate rape. >> while i apologize for the misuse of that word, at the same time i don't apologize for the fact i am strong in my belief of pro-life. paul ryan co-sponsored one bill with akin that critics say could outlaw all abortions even for rape victims. today he said he would follow mitt romney's lead. >> mitt romney as president, he sets policy. his policy for rape, incest, health of the mother. i'm comfortable with it. it's a good step in the right direction. >> romney once supported abortion rights. he reversed course before his first run to the white house. in 2007 he embraced anti-abortion activist dr. john willke, the man who came up with the discredited
. >> reporter: mitt romney in iowa, paul ryan in north carolina. today both zeroing in on the economy. but because of todd akin only days before their convention, republicans remain trapped in a national debate about abortion and rape. >> it's been an exciting day. >> we're doing the best we can. >> reporter: on "today," akin told matt lauer he misspoke, does not believe in so-called legitimate rape. >> while i apologize for the misuse of that word, at...